BATTLE PLAN: GRAMMAR
THE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH (plus “yes” and “no”)
NOUNS
words that represent
people, places or things
can be subjects, objects
and/or agents
PRONOUNS
words that replace
nouns, or represent
nouns in some way
grammatically, I look at
pronouns as nouns, they’re
just a special type of noun
NOMENCLATURE
VERBS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS PREPOSITIONS
words that represent words that tell us more words that tell us more words the speaker uses to
actions about nouns; they modify about verbs, adjectives or POSITION one noun (in our
or describe nouns other adverbs; they modify minds) BEFORE it interacts with
or descibe them a second noun (pre-position)
connector words; allow us to
connect additional nouns
(objects) to our clauses
CONJUNCTIONS INTERJECTIONS YES/NO
connector words; allow us to an abrupt remark, made sometimes “yes” is an adverb
connect additional words, phrases especially as an aside or
or clauses to our sentences interruption sometimes “no” is an adjective
conjuctions are to clauses what like inject (put something into) & sometimes they’re both interjections
prepositions are to nouns eject (kick something out) but sometimes they’re just “yes” & “no”
interject means “put something
between”
THE SENTENCE
Each sentence is comprised of words (vocabulary) with a central,
core idea. The words are first grouped into phrases and clauses,
then organized into sentences. The phrases, clauses and
sentences are all assembled according to local customs and
habits (grammar “rules”).